The US Justice Department has accused Rudy Kurniawan of attempting to suppress evidence and has filed a motion defending its search of the alleged wine fraudster's home. Justice Department lawyers said in a court memorandum that an initial 'sweep' of Kurniawan's house was justified, despite having not received an official search warrant at the time. Kurniawan, who was indicted on charges of selling counterfeit fine wine, as well as mail and wire fraud in May, told a US District Court in New York that FBI officers entered his home illegally and violated his Fourth Amendment rights. In a ...